MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 191% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 188% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	206% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	379% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	59.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 06 '24 at 14:41
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 83.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 271 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 863 89% 719 Pts	64-Core 1,524 94% 1,524 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$539 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% Gigabyte(1458 40EE) CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5350 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.61 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Lighting 296 Reflection 418 Parallax 304 241% 339 fps	MRender 369 Gravity 251 Splatting 196 214% 272 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 205%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 849GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2287 2269 2334 2330 2338 2320 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	379% Outstanding	Read 2606 Write 2,390 Mixed 1,306 SusWrite 2,313 483% 2,154 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 77.5 266% 96 MB/s	DQ Read 1,332 DQ Write 958 DQ Mixed 1,135 850% 1,141 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 379% Great: 425%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 851GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 463 463 463 420 420 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 455 Mixed 434 SusWrite 448 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 89.7 4K Mixed 54.9 174% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 294 239% 339 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 453 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 22 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 19.7 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 133%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	47	12	60	27"	1920 1009	DEL4184 DELL P2719H

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Gaming 113%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,135x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,867x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,816x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,424x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,342x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,146x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,221x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,047x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,001x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,985x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,458x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	966x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $841

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16